what model vacuum sealer are you using and what other things do you use it for?
I have a Food Saver as well and I wouldn’t even think of wrapping something up in freezer paper or freezing it in standard bags again. If you ever freeze any meat products or vegetables or whatever, this should be a standard appliance in your kitchen.
Venison is probably the thing I use mine for the most, with chicken close behind. Also, sausages, hotdogs, hamburger patties, ect…. If I make a large batch of chili or soup, I freeze the rest in containers, pop out the frozen product and seal it in a bag.
If stopping freezer burn is not a good enough reason to use a vacuum sealer, consider the ease of thawing vacuum sealed food. Fill the sink half way up with warm water, and throw the package in. Come back 15 minutes later. (Do not use very hot water because it could start to cook it.)
I did this last night with hamburger. I got home from work, took a package of hamburger out of the freezer, did the sink trick, by the time I changed my clothes it was thawed and ready to cook.
One last trick I have learned. When freezing hamburger, form it into a ball, seal it in an oversized bag, then smooth the ball out until the hamburger is uniformly flat and takes up the whole bag. It stacks better in the freezer and thaws quicker this way.
